Duke University (Durham, NC)
Duke University (Durham, NC)
Duke University is private research university located in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by a group of Quakers and Methodists in 1835, the university serves 14,000 student, 8,100 of whom are pursuing postgraduate degreea. The university, which no longer has any religious affiliation, went through five names changes before finally settling on Duke.
The campus consists of 8,470 acres of Gothic architecture, dropped into an urban landscape; it is sometimes referred to as the “Gothic wonderland.” The university has two undergraduate Schools—Arts and Sciences and Engineering—offering 46 arts and sciences majors, four engineering majors, and 49 minors.
The university also has a program entitled “Program II,” which allows students to design their own interdisciplinary major in the arts and sciences. IDEAS is essentially the same program for students enrolled in the engineering school.
The campus library system contains over six million volumes, and is one the 10 largest private university libraries in the United State. With all that and more to offer, it’s not surprising to learn that the university admits fewer than 12 percent of applicants.
Times Higher Education World University Rankings lists Duke University as the #17 Best College on the Globe, while U.S. News & World Report ranks it #7 in the U.S.
Duke University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.